I had this problem after putting on stainless steel brake lines. One of the electrical wires running off the throttle was slightly pulled away from plug from increased stress due to an odd angle. I had to reposition front brake. It would blow the fuse whenever I used the brake for the first time after I installed new fuse. Again the problem was on throttle/front brake clip-on. Look at those small electrical clips. One could be exposed. It worked for me.

Odd thing was it didn't look like it was unhooked etc. Just pulled a bit. Once i relieved the stress on it, the short was gone. I'm at work or i would post a pic

The aftermarket stuff along with wiring done by others is usually suspect and where i would start looking. OEM stuff is usually pretty solid. Wonder where they picked up the power for the grips...

Mine was from aftermarket turn signals. the caulk used for strain relief had let go and allowed the wires to pull out just a bit and touch the positive turn signal to the negative.

Do not replace a fuse with a different value. Find the short. Try the left turn signal (did it blow?) try the right turn signal (did it blow?) try the horn, etc. when you find which circuit blew the fuse pop the fairings off and start looking around at all the connections.

I do have an aftermarket tail light kit. I have the same brand as is on my zx6r, and no issues with that bike. also the tail light kit was installed at the dealership before I got my new bike. so now I'm thinking it's something in the tail lights....

I called to ask where they tapped the power source for the aftermarket heated grips, they didn't remember. I'll let you know, what I find.

So it was just a 10A fuse. I put a new one in, and tried every max combo of an electrical load I could think of and it didn't blow. I taped up anything suspicious (not the rear lights)... and we'll see. cross yer fingers!

Is the fuse loose in the holder? Seen that blow a fuse as it arcs and creates heat. Are all connections tight and clean? Could the turn signal switch be intermittently shorting to ground like an old kill switch

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